The injunction stems from a 911 call from White's home Dec. 23. White and Simms gave differing accounts of what happened. Simms said they had had an off-and-on relationship for two years, and that she'd spent the night at White's home the evening before they argued. White said they had been on just two dates during the past year and denied that Simms had spent the night.

Both agree that they argued, and that White broke down the bathroom door after Simms locked herself inside. White said he was trying to retrieve his mobile phone.

Simms said the council candidate jumped on her and punched her in the abdomen repeatedly, and she scratched his face as she fought back.

"He was hitting me like a punching bag," Simms told the judge. "I was terrified."

White said he was the one who was punched and kicked, and he didn't fight back.

"She attacked me in my bedroom; she continued to attack me in the kitchen," White said.

According to an Orange County Sheriff's Office report, a deputy couldn't sort out their conflicting statements and forwarded the report to the State Attorney's Office for consideration of battery charges against both. Neither has been arrested.

Bronson seemed skeptical of White's statement that he didn't defend himself, given more than 20 years of martial-arts training. The judge granted Simms' request for an injunction but denied White's request for an injunction against Simms.

The judge ruled only on the injunction, not on whether White or Simms is guilty of battery.

It is not the first time White has faced allegations of domestic violence, though he has never been convicted. He has been arrested at least three times after incidents involving two former wives, but White has said both women fabricated the allegations.